rectory
noun
rec·to·ry
ˈrek-t(ə-)rē 
plural rectories
1
: a benefice held by a rector
2
: a residence of a rector or a parish priest
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In his rectory, Toller has donned and armed Michael’s explosive vest, then covered it with a black Genevan gown and white stole, preparing to sacrifice himself, the attendant luminaries, and First Reformed itself in an act of environmental protest.
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Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Lohan’s role in director Robert Rodriguez’s pulpy, violent action fantasy is very small — she's named April and spends much of the movie unconscious in a rectory.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The former rectory will be an administrative building and the school will be used for gatherings such as youth classes.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Here, wife-and-husband gallerists JJ and Anthony Curis converted a 1911 Romanesque Revival church into a free arts space and performance venue with a Black arts library in the transept and a B&B in the former rectory.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
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Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Lohan’s role in director Robert Rodriguez’s pulpy, violent action fantasy is very small — she's named April and spends much of the movie unconscious in a rectory.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The former rectory will be an administrative building and the school will be used for gatherings such as youth classes.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Here, wife-and-husband gallerists JJ and Anthony Curis converted a 1911 Romanesque Revival church into a free arts space and performance venue with a Black arts library in the transept and a B&B in the former rectory.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
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“Rectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectory. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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